User:Vkilmer02/Anonymous social media

Article Evaluation

My goal is to update sources in this article to include more recent events and relevant data. I will also review the article for grammar and copyedit.

Sources will include:

• Like or dislike a video - Computer - YouTube help
• Interact with creators on Community posts - Computer - YouTube help
• How has the fight for anonymity and privacy advanced since Snowden's whistle blowing?

Drafted Contributions

Update first sentence to replace 'functionality' with 'function.' Sentence will read: Anonymous social media is a subcategory of social media where the main social functionality is to share and interact around content and information anonymously on mobile and web-based platforms. (functionality refers to the capability and suitability of a thing, whereas function refers, without value judgment, to the action a thing performs or is intended to perform)

Background

Copyedit, adding comma after '1999.' Sentence will read: One of the earliest anonymous social media forums was 2channel, which was first introduced online on May 30, 1999, as a Japanese text board forum.

Degrees of Anonymity

Updated sentence for clarity: While they still remain anonymous, some of these sites have the ability to can sync up with the user's contact list or location to develop a context within the social community and help personalize the user's experience, such as Yik Yak or Secret.

Updated sentence for clarity: Other sites, such as 4chan and 2channel, allow for a purer form of anonymity as users are not required to make any kind of create an account, and posts default to the username of 'Anonymous'.

Copyedit, added space between Secret & users: Secret users must provide a phone number or email when signing up for the service, and their information is encrypted into their posts.

Controversy

Update sentence, "In order to comment, one has to have a Google+ account so that all commentators are accountable for their comments."

A Google+ is no longer required, users must have a Google account to comment on videos.

Change sentence to "Users must have a Google account to like, dislike, comment or reply to comments on videos."

Once a sign-in user 'likes' a video, it will be added to that user's 'Liked video playlist.' YouTube changed their 'Liked video playlist' policy in December 2019, allowing a signed-in user to keep their 'Liked video playlist' private.

Additionally, I will update information on a mentioned anonymous social media app, After School. It is defunct and no longer available to download. All references to the application could be deleted altogether, but I will standby for feedback. With more context, its history could contribute to the controversy of this type of platform.

Change to, 'Another app called After School also sparked controversy for its app design which lets students post any anonymous content. Due to these multiple controversies, the app has been removed from both Apple and Google app stores.'

Prospective uses

Update: Anonymous social media websites have now been a place recently are used for political expression and platforms. Since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, anonymous social media websites are now a prevalent place in which political expression is asserted. Moreover, anonymous social media can also provided authentic connection to complete anonymous communication. There have been cases where these anonymous platforms have saved individuals from a life-threatening situations or spread news about a social cause. Additionally, anonymous social websites also allow internet users to communicate while also safeguarding personal information from criminal actors and corporations that sell users' data.